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Recent Examples of alarmist
The title struck some readers as alarmist.
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Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But the film received criticism in the aftermath of its release, with some naysayers accusing it of being alarmist or exaggerated.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Gaspar took the unusual step of naming the teachers publicly, a move that Sanchez’s supporters call alarmist.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
The longer the fighting and shipping disruptions last, the worse and more worrisome the cumulative impact becomes, and the more plausible the initial alarmist views about $200 crude oil and stagflation begin to seem.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Backers of historic cuts in property taxes for Florida homeowners call those kinds of predictions alarmist and say a drop in tax revenue will force local governments to cut back on high salaries, excessive hiring and frivolous spending.
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Douglas Hanks
march 13,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
That take seems unduly alarmist said David Goldblatt, a British sportswriter and sociologist who is a visiting professor at Pitzer College in Claremont.
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Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
For years, dead pool was a phrase only used for futuristic alarmist forecasts.
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Pete McBride,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
No intention of coming across as alarmist, but as a statement of fact reminder, NBA trades aren’t complete until all players pass physicals from their prospective new team.
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Sportsday Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But the film received criticism in the aftermath of its release, with some naysayers accusing it of being alarmist or exaggerated.
—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Gaspar took the unusual step of naming the teachers publicly, a move that Sanchez’s supporters call alarmist.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
The longer the fighting and shipping disruptions last, the worse and more worrisome the cumulative impact becomes, and the more plausible the initial alarmist views about $200 crude oil and stagflation begin to seem.
—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Backers of historic cuts in property taxes for Florida homeowners call those kinds of predictions alarmist and say a drop in tax revenue will force local governments to cut back on high salaries, excessive hiring and frivolous spending.
—
Douglas Hanks
march 13,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
That take seems unduly alarmist said David Goldblatt, a British sportswriter and sociologist who is a visiting professor at Pitzer College in Claremont.
—
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
For years, dead pool was a phrase only used for futuristic alarmist forecasts.
—
Pete McBride,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
No intention of coming across as alarmist, but as a statement of fact reminder, NBA trades aren’t complete until all players pass physicals from their prospective new team.
—
Sportsday Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmist
Noun
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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Many of these decisions were made so Netanyahu could retain the support of the far-right extremists keeping him in power and avoid a possible jail sentence on corruption charges.
Noun
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Well after the first Darfur war had faded from headlines, this duo continued to put down rebel groups throughout the country through brutal methods.
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Finding an off-ramp is increasingly becoming necessary for GOP leadership as House rebels threaten to shut down the floor in the absence of a path forward.
Noun
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Minions & Monsters sees the pint-sized yellow troublemakers in 1920s Hollywood trying to make a creature feature.
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Sirianni hesitates for a moment, like the school troublemaker on the verge of another unpleasant trip to the principal’s office.
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From that liminal moment emerged Mohammad Khatami, a former culture minister steeped in philosophy and theology, and a committed reformist.
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Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Khamenei relied on the Expediency Discernment Council to reduce the powers of the reformist-majority parliament and pressure it to approve the chief justice’s six appointees to the Guardian Council.
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Gray is endorsed by Kansas City’s branch of the Democratic Socialists of America, and represents the insurgent left flank of the Democratic Party in the race.
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Out went what was left of country-club Republicanism; in came the Fifth Avenue insurgent and his MAGA hordes.
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Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
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Sheiner also appeared as the apostle James the Elder in George Stevens’ The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and had a meaty turn as Guido Lorenz, cop and partner of Charles Bronson’s Det.
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Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down.
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There isn't time for proponents to get a new measure on this year's ballot and state law requires any measures brought in odd years be limited to questions related to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).
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“Alarmist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmist. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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